Bill Mathias has been named product manager for the Navy and nuclear product lines, a new position with Howden Buffalo at New Philadelphia.

The job was created because of the emerging nuclear and Navy markets and the opportunity to consolidate the technical resources within the departments in developing new generation products.

Since joining the company in September 1984, he has worked in several functions within the organization and a number of positions across various product lines. Most recently, he served as product manager for Navy matters.